Police arrest suspected robber in Delta, recover stolen car

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber in Sapele Local Government Area of the state.

The command has recovered the stolen car from the suspect.

The spokesperson of the police command, DSP Bright Edafe, revealed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri.

He said that the Lexus SUV, was impounded alongside the suspected armed robber on Sunday.

He also said that the suspected armed robber was arrested by the police officers while on their duty post on the Warri-Sapele expressway.

“On Nov. 6, 2022, the Dragon Patrol teams 15/13, while on a stop-and-search duty on the Warri-Sapele road by Ibada-Elume community, intercepted one Lexus RX 330 SUV, with Registration Number: KWC 81 HH.

“The driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle jumped out of the car and fled into a nearby bush in a bid to escape.

“He was given a hot chase by the operatives and arrested.

“During investigation, the suspect was identified. When the car was searched, documents bearing the name of one Victor Olori were recovered,” he said.

Edafe said that the officers made a call through to the phone number recovered on the documents, adding that the victim’s father responded to the call and told them that the his son was dispossessed of the car at gun point.

“The man answered and informed the police that the vehicle was snatched at gun point from his son on Friday, around the neighborhood of Ebrumede in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.

“My son was shot in the process of snatching the car and he is currently receiving treatment,” Edafe quoted the father of the victim as saying.

He also said that the suspected robber was still in the care of the police command in order to assist the investigation.